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In finance, market depth is a real-time list displaying the quantity to be sold versus unit price. The list is organized by price level and is reflective of real-time market activity. Mathematically, it is the size of an order needed to move the market price by a given amount. If the market is deep, a large order is needed to change the price ...
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The securities listed on Nasdaq can be quoted and traded from any US exchange. Trades and quotes on these securities are distributed on two separate feeds, the UTP Quotation Data Feed (UQDF) and the UTP Trade Data Feed (UTDF). UQDF provides traders a direct view of an NBBO. These feeds are considered level 1 or the top-of-book.
Level 2 data displays the best bid and ask prices (also known as "top-of-book") for each market participant in a given security. In other words, at a given time there may be several market makers participating in trade matching for a specific stock. Level 2 data will display the highest bid and lowest ask for each individual market maker.
The Nasdaq Stock Market (/ ˈ n æ z d æ k / ⓘ; National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock exchange based in New York City.It is the most active stock trading venue in the U.S. by volume, [3] and ranked second on the list of stock exchanges by market capitalization of shares traded, behind the New York Stock Exchange. [4]
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SOES was first introduced in December 1984 for 25 stocks [1] to provide automatic order execution for individual traders with orders less than or equal to 1000 shares. The lack of liquidity after the 1987 market crash led Nasdaq to enforce mandatory use of the SOES by all market makers using the NASDAQ National Market System, [1] providing excellent liquidity for smaller investors and traders.
The Consolidated Quotation System (CQS) is the electronic service that provides quotation information for stock traded on the American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, and other regional stock exchanges in the United States and also includes issues traded by FINRA member firms in the third market.